Ribbro BBQ

2300 SE Bristol St, Newport Beach
(949) 681-0108

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john steinbach

4 of us went for BBQ here, we were quite happy with the experience, the food was really good specifically the brisket was very tender and pulled pork was really nice too. And the Mac n cheese. Yum.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pamela Herrmann

Found this lil gem tucked away in a little mall near Bristol St. Staff was friendly and attentive. Delicious food! The brisket was awesome, the mac and cheese was perfect, the tangy cole slaw was yummy. The meat selections where juicy and flavorful. Pro tip: they do not have a liquor license, but you can bring in your own!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Rib, Pulled Pork Brisket Street Corn Kimchi Baked Beans, Mac N Cheese

Damien Bitetti

Wow. First off, shoutout George he works his butt off. The food was delicious. The chicken was perfectly seasoned and the brisket had the perfect meat to fat ratio. Their Ribbro bbq sauce is honestly a top 5 bbq of all time and that is saying something. Mustard bbq sauce was top tier too. Coleslaw and beans are the perfect combo with any meat. Well done RIBBRO, well done.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sherry T Kim

Best BBQ place I ever had.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Onuva Ekram

Got the 1/2 pound beef brisket and it was absolutely delicious! Super juicy slices with a very tasty outer part (bark?). Also, I ordered pickup and after returning to my car to wait, the guy working there came outside to hand it directly to me. If you’re reading this, I appreciate it. Would definitely recommend this place for anyone looking for some amazing beef brisket with great service :)

Food: 5

Service: 5

reeti

LOVE it. the beef brisket is to die for. service was great and they even brought it out to my car when they didn’t have to! So perfect.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Donald Duck

Slow and rude

M L

Garbage management !!! And very slow !!!!

Michael Wu

Good food, nice/relax music, price is moderate, not too many seats, parking is little bit tight.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chris Rees

Pricy for the quality and portion size. The street corn was just a small cup of canned corn. Meat was decent but small.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Jose Miguel Hurtado Escobar

It was ok, food is fine. Would recommend for lunch during workdays or a bit of a hurry.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Yong Do

No recommend

This was an insult to Texas barbecue. The meat was dry, lifeless, and tasted as if it had been sitting out for hours rather than smoked with care. There was no depth of flavor, no smoke profile, no proper bark — just bland, tough cuts thrown on a plate.

Anyone claiming this is “Texas-style” clearly hasn’t spent a day learning what real BBQ is. The sauces were just sugary distractions, covering up a complete lack of technique. It’s painfully obvious the kitchen never mastered the craft of low and slow cooking.

If you respect authentic barbecue, avoid this place entirely. They should spend less time advertising “Texas style” and more time actually studying it from pitmasters who know what they’re doing.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Aly Bee

I have ordered out from this place before but brought my family in to eat today after the Belmont car show, customer service was AMAZING. My daughter dropped her fork and I couldn’t even stand up before someone replaced it for her. Amazing amazing customer service! Will definitely be coming to dine in more!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sofia Chudaeva

The place was closed until 4pm. We arrived 3:20, google said it was open.

Jojo Perado

Although food was set to an affordable price, the quality of service was terrible.
The lady up front did not greet myself or any customers during my experience.

There were moments where basic manners/greetings were not even present.

Def a nice place to try but never going back purely due to their quality of service.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

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